Agendas

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Selectboard Meeting Agenda – August 16, 2022

Chelsea Selectboard Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
7:30PM Chelsea Town Hall
1. Call meeting to order
2. Conflict of interest disclosure
3. Changes to the agenda
4. Town Clerk
5. Town Treasurer
a. Budget status
b. Orders
6. Executive Session for Human Resources (supervisory performance, conditions of
employment-(1 VSA 313 (a)3))
7. Department/Liaison Updates
a. Highway-town mowing and roadside mowing-Mark/Rick
b. Village Greens parking-Mark
c. Transfer station-Myers surcharges outside of contract; bear mitigation; and illegal
dumping letter-Geoff
d. Water/Wastewater update on staffing and mowing-Merrill
e. Town Hall-clean-up, storage, maintenance-Levar
f. Planning Commission/AT&T petition-Levar
g. Portfolio/liaison options-Levar
8. Public Comments
a. Susan Elder-pollinator planting on FEMA buyout lots
b. Other comments
9. Approve minutes:
a. 2 August 2022
b. 25 July 2022 Information Hearing
10. Administrative Assistant Report/Grants
a. Village Greens/Roberts-Gould Field requests
b. Moxley Bridge renovation update-VTRANS
c. Sidewalk renovation RFP update
d. ATV Ordinance follow-up
11. Appointments:
a. Fence Viewers (3)
b. Inspector of lumber, shingles, and wood
c. Weigher of Coal
d. Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District
e. Development Review Board Alternate 2
f. Recreation Committee (1)
g. Development Review Board
12. Adjourn

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Selectboard Meeting Agenda – August 2, 2022

Chelsea Selectboard Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, 2 August 2022
7:30PM Chelsea Town Hall
1. Call meeting to order
2. Conflict of interest disclosure
3. Changes to the agenda
4. Town Clerk
5. Town Treasurer
a. Budget status
b. Orders
c. Set tax rate
6. Department/Liaison Updates
a. Highway-mowing and roadside mowing-Mark
b. Municipal Health Equity Survey-Levar/Geoff
c. Town Hall-clean-up, storage, maintenance-Levar
d. Future town mowing-Mark
7. Public Comments
8. Approve minutes:
a. 19 July 2022
b. 25 July 2022 Information Hearing
9. Administrative Assistant Report/Grants
a. Village Greens/Roberts-Gould Field requests
b. Moxley Bridge renovation-VTRANS
c. Request for Proposals-sidewalk renovation
d. ATV Ordinance follow-up
e. Leadership Conference
10. Appointments:
a. Fence Viewers (3)
b. Inspector of lumber, shingles, and wood
c. Weigher of Coal
d. Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District
e. Development Review Board Alternate 2
f. Recreation Committee (1)
g. Development Review Board
h. Selectboard 2-year term 2024 (If appointed by selectboard, member serves until an election)
11. Executive Session for Human Resources-(1 VSA 313 (a)3)
12. Adjourn

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Selectboard Meeting Agenda – July 19, 2022

Chelsea Selectboard Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, 19 July 2022
7:30PM Chelsea Town Hall
1. Call meeting to order
2. Conflict of interest disclosure
3. Changes to the agenda
4. Town Clerk
5. Town Treasurer
a. Budget status
b. Orders
6. Department/Liaison Updates
a. Town Commons tree inventory and assessment with arborist-Pete Amber/Levar
(note: this will take some time outdoors)
b. Highway: truck sale, roadside mowing oprtion-Henry
c. Transfer Station (bear and safety cones)-Geoff
d. Riverside Cemetery bridge use-Geoff
e. Pear Ridge Productions/Adventure Dinners: Request to Cater Malt, Vinous and/or
Spirituous Liquors; violation follow-up-Geoff
7. Public Comments
8. Administrative Assistant Report
a. Village Greens/Roberts-Gould Field requests
b. Moxley Bridge renovation-VTRANS
c. Pear Ridge Production-Adventure Dinners: Request to Cater Malt, Vinous and/or
Spirituous Liquors, 22 July, Longest Acres Farm
d. Town Web-site link request follow-up
e. Request for Proposals-sidewalk renovation
f. Window Dressers proposal for Town Hall ($1100)
g. Maple Avenue springs request?-Randy Brown
h. Town Hall window washing
9. Approve minutes:
a. 5 July
10. Appointments:
a. Fence Viewers (3)
b. Inspector of lumber, shingles, and wood
c. Weigher of Coal
d. Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District
e. Development Review Board Alternate 2
f. Recreation Committee (1)
g. Development Review Board
11. Executive Session for Human Resources-(1 VSA 313 (a)3)
12. Adjourn

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Selectboard Meeting Agenda – July 5, 2022

Chelsea Selectboard Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, 5 July 2022
7:30PM Chelsea Town Hall
1. Call meeting to order
2. Conflict of interest disclosure
3. Changes to the agenda
4. Town Clerk
5. Town Treasurer
a. Budget status
b. Orders
6. Department/Liaison Updates
a. Town Forest Plan-Mark W./Kate Willard and Dave Paganelli
b. Emerald Ash Borer-Mark W./Mark Lembke
c. Highway: truck sale, roadside mowing-Henry
d. Transfer Station-Geoff
e. ARPA outreach-Levar/ Phillip Mulligan
7. Public Comments
8. Executive Session for Human Resources-(1 VSA 313 (a)3)
9. Administrative Assistant Report
a. Village Greens/Roberts-Gould Field requests
b. Special Town Meeting updates
c. Moxley Bridge /VTRANS project
d. Grants in Aid project (Hydrologically connected roads?)
e. Special Events letter
f. Efficiency Vermont letter
g. Upcoming request/Brookhaven/bridge
h. Liquor License/June 25, 2022 event
i. Town Web-site link request-Cindy Allen
10. Approve minutes:
a. 21 June 2002
11. Appointments:
a. Fence Viewers (3)
b. Inspector of lumber, shingles, and wood
c. Weigher of Coal
d. Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District
e. Development Review Board Alternate 2
f. Recreation Committee (1)
g. Development Review Board
12. Adjourn

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Selectboard and Water Board Meeting Agenda – June 21, 2022

Chelsea Water
Department Board and Selectboard Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
7:00PM Chelsea Town Hall
Chelsea Water Department Board 7:00pm
1. Call meeting to order
2. Conflict of interest disclosure
3. Changes to the agenda
4. Approve minutes 5 April 2022
5. Department/Liaison Updates-Merrill
6. Town Treasurer
a. Water Department Budget status
b. Current Water and Sewer rates
7. Rate payer requests
8. Administrative Assistant
a. Amended Water Department ordinance discussion
b. Grant application updates
c. Decision on meter options
9. Public comments
10. Executive Session for Human Resources (1 VSA 313 (a)3)
11. Adjourn
Chelsea Selectboard Meeting 7:30pm
1. Call meeting to order
2. Conflict of interest disclosure
3. Changes to the agenda
4. Town Clerk: unlicensed dogs-Karen
5. Department/Liaison Updates
a. Highway: truck sale, roadside mowing-Henry
b. Grant writing and administration-Levar/Kasey
6. Public Comments
7. Administrative Assistant Report
a. Village Greens/Roberts-Gould Field requests
b. Special Town Meeting logistics
c. ARPA citizen advisory committee meeting debrief
8. Approve minutes:
a. Selectboard Meetings
b. 31 May 2022; 7 June 2002; 15 June 2002
9. Appointments:
a. Fence Viewers (3)
b. Inspector of lumber, shingles, and wood
c. Weigher of Coal
d. Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District
e. Development Review Board Alternate 2
f. Recreation Committee (1)
g. Development Review Board
10. Executive Session for Human Resources (1 VSA 313 (a)3)
11. Adjourn

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Special Selectboard Meeting – June 14, 2022

Chelsea Special Selectboard Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, June 14, 2022, 6:30 pm at Town Clerk’s Office
Selectboard Members present: Levar Cole, Mark Whitney, Merrill Whitney, Henry Cesari, Geoff Clayton
Other Town Officials/Employees present: Marianne McCann (Administrative Assistant)(Herald)
Members of the Public present: none.

  1. Call Meeting to Order
    Meeting convened by Levar Cole at 6:33 pm.
  2. Conflict of Interest Disclosure
    None.
  3. Public Comments
    None.
  4. Special Town Meeting for ATV Ordinance
    This meeting was scheduled for the purpose of signing the Warning for a Special Town Meeting and
    voting via Australian Ballot on July 26, 2022.
    Levar Cole read the Warning out loud. Warning attached here.
    WARNING
    TOWN OF CHELSEA
    SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
    July 26, 2022
    The legal voters of the Town of Chelsea are hereby warned and notified to meet at the Chelsea Town
    Hall, 296 VT Route 110, in the Town of Chelsea on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Polls are open from 9 am to 7
    pm to vote by Australian Ballot on the following article:
    ARTICLE 1:
    Shall the Town of Chelsea disapprove the “Town of Chelsea Ordinance Regulating All Terrain Vehicles
    (ATVs)” adopted March 15, 2022?
    NOTICE TO VOTERS
    The notice to voters for Local, Annual, or Special Meetings, and the Voter Checklist for 7-26-22, can be
    found online at the Town of Chelsea Website: www.chelseavt.org .
    Dated this 17th day of June, 2022
    By the Selectboard members of the Town of Chelsea:


Levar Cole moved to approve the Warning for Town of Chelsea Special Town Meeting, July 26, 2022. Geoff Clayton seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
Warning was signed.

  1. Adjourn
    Meeting adjourned at 6:44 pm.

Informational Meeting
Prior to the Australian Ballot Vote:
Monday, July 25, 2022 at 7:00 pm
In the Chelsea Town Hall

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Selectboard Meeting Agenda – June 7, 2022

Chelsea Selectboard Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
7:30PM Chelsea Town Hall

  1. Call meeting to order
  2. Conflict of interest disclosure
  3. Changes to the agenda
  4. Town Treasurer
    a. Budget status
    b. Approve Orders
  5. Department/Liaison Updates
    a. Highway-Henry
    b. White River Valley Consortium Working Communities Challenge-Levar
    c. Creamery/school water drain follow-up-Geoff
    d. Grant writing and administration-Levar
  6. Public Comments
  7. Administrative Assistant Report
    a. Village Greens/Roberts-Gould Field requests
    b. Special Town Meeting
    c. ARPA citizen advisory committee meeting date
    d. Downtown and Village Tax Credit opportunity for residents
  8. Approve minutes:
    a. Selectboard Meeting 31 May 2022
  9. Appointments:
    a. Fence Viewers (3)
    b. Inspector of lumber, shingles, and wood
    c. Weigher of Coal
    d. Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District
    e. Development Review Board Alternate 2
    f. Recreation Committee (1)
    g. Development Review Board
  10. Executive Session for Human Resources (1 VSA 313 (a)3)-hiring for
    water/wastewater and Zoning Administrator
  11. Adjourn
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Selectboard Meeting Agenda – May 31, 2022

Chelsea Selectboard Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
7:30PM Chelsea Town Hall

  1. Call meeting to order
  2. Conflict of interest disclosure
  3. Changes to the agenda
  4. Town Treasurer
    a. Budget status
    b. Audit update
    c. Approve Orders
  5. Department/Liaison Updates
    a. TRORC Transportation Advisory Committee-Doug
    b. Water/Sewer-Merrill
    c. Town Hall repairs-Levar
    d. Highway (truck sale, town mowing)-Henry
    e. Road Foreman-question about Greens upkeep, seeding, etc.
    f. White River Valley Consortium Working Communities Challenge-Levar
    g. Creamery/school water drain follow-up-Geoff
    h. Recreation Committee-question/mowing options Heath Field-Mark/Levar
  6. Public Comments
  7. Administrative Assistant Report
    a. Village Greens/Roberts Gould Field requests
    b. Water and Sewer billing follow-up on options
    c. Training debriefs
    d. DRB public meeting update
    e. Transfer Station switch installation
    f. Town lot maintenance request
    g. AT&T Advance Notice dated 5/19/2022
    h. Sidewalk update
  8. Approve minutes:
    a. Selectboard Meeting 17 May 2022
  9. Appointments:
    a. Fence Viewers (3)
    b. Inspector of lumber, shingles, and wood
    c. Weigher of Coal
    d. Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District
    e. Development Review Board Alternate 2
    f. Recreation Committee (1)
    g. Development Review Board
  10. Executive Session for Human Resources (1 VSA 313 (a)3)-hiring for
    water/wastewater and Zoning Administrator
  11. Adjourn
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Selectboard Meeting Agenda – May 17, 2022

Chelsea Selectboard Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, 17 May 2022
7:30PM Chelsea Town Hall

  1. Call meeting to order
  2. Conflict of interest disclosure
  3. Changes to the agenda
  4. Town Treasurer
    a. Budget status
    b. Increasing costs and budget-Levar
    c. Approve Orders
  5. Department/Liaison Updates
    a. Highway-Henry
    b. Town Forest Plan update-Mark
  6. Public Comments
  7. Administrative Assistant Report
    a. Village Greens/Roberts Gould Field requests
    b. Water and Sewer billing
    c. Training debriefs
    d. Creamery/School water drain
    e. Highway: Town Mowing/ Tractor rental
  8. Approve minutes:
    a. Selectboard Meeting 3 May 2022
  9. Appointments:
    a. Fence Viewers (3)
    b. Inspector of lumber, shingles, and wood
    c. Weigher of Coal
    d. Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District
    e. Development Review Board Alternate 2
    f. Recreation Committee (1)
  10. Executive Session for Human Resources (1 VSA 313 (a)3)-hiring for
    water/wastewater and Zoning Administrator
  11. Adjourn
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Selectboard Meeting Agenda – May 3, 2022

Chelsea Selectboard Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, 3 May 2022
7:30PM Chelsea Town Hall

  1. Call meeting to order
  2. Conflict of interest disclosure
  3. Changes to the agenda
  4. Town Treasurer
    a. Budget status
    b. Purchase card options
    c. Approve Orders
  5. Department/Liaison Updates
    a. Highway (road plan, equipment disposition, new truck, VT-113 shoulder
    paving)-Henry
    b. Gated Legal Trail-Geoff
    c. Cultural Facilities Grant (Vermont Arts Council)-Levar
  6. Public Comments
  7. Administrative Assistant Report
    a. Village Greens/Roberts Gould Field requests
    b. Local Emergency Management Plan
    c. ARPA reporting requirements update
    d. VTrans grant opportunity for bridge and culvert upsizing
    e. Park benches for FEMA buy-out lots
    f. Special Town Meeting for Australian ballot voting
    g. Citizen Petition for Special Town Meeting to disapprove ATV Ordinance
    h. Water and Sewer billing
  8. Approve minutes:
    a. Selectboard Meeting 5 April 2022
    b. Selectboard Meeting 19 April 2002
  9. Appointments:
    a. Fence Viewers (3)
    b. Inspector of lumber, shingles, and wood
    c. Weigher of Coal
    d. Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District
    e. Development Review Board Alternate 1
    f. Development Review Board Alternate 2
    g. Planning Commission (1)
    h. Recreation Committee (1)
  10. Executive Session for Human Resources (1 VSA 313 (a)3)-hiring for
    water/wastewater and Zoning Administrator
  11. Adjourn